Andy Tod is not the type of player to leap into the crowd or perform touchline acrobatics when things go well. The unassuming Scot may be the hero of the fans - a position he further cemented with the two headers in Tuesday's 3-3 draw with Wimbledon -
An 87-year-old grandmother is to be guest of honour when Holy Family School formally opens its new language college. Annie O'Connell, of Upper Hird Street, is a long-standing member of Keighley's Catholic community and grandmother of Scott Adams, a former
A COUPLE who were teenage sweethearts will be celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary on Monday. Norman and Nancy Barrett, both 81, of Bridge End Estate in Glusburn were married 60 years ago when the country was in turmoil because of the Second
Unique ties designed and made in Keighley to mark the special bond between Britain and America are helping to raise funds for the Twin Towers Appeal. And Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President George W Bush and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani have each
police have unveiled a powerful new weapon in their fight against Keighley youths who are terrorising local communities. Officers have been equipped with a state-of-the-art infra red video camera which is capable of capturing acts of anti-social behaviour
Enigma England in the darkest days of World War Two, and both Britain and Russia rely on food convoys from North America. German submarines prowl the Atlantic sinking supply ships in a bid to wreck the Allied war effort. But the U-Boats need messages
Builders aren't the only cowboys you'll see around these parts this autumn. The chaps in our picture are bringing a touch of the Wild West to Bingley Arts Centre on November 12-17. They are among the cast of Bingley Amateurs' light-hearted musical Annie
Oh the wacky world of rock 'n' roll! Even Blondel, a band with musicians of a mature vintage, is prone to the odd wild moment. The Keighley outfit has taken on a drummer who goes by the delightful monicker Johnny Knocking Box. Mr Box will make music alongside
The Tudors were terrible - and Michael Lofthouse is determined his audience will realise just how terrible they were. He will bring a rare touch of realism to Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta Yeoman of the Guard when it is performed this month in Haworth
A concerned mum is petitioning for traffic-calming measures outside her children's school. Jane Whitworth fears there will be an accident outside Cottingley Village Primary School which is on the corner of two busy roads. Morris Homes (North) Ltd wants
Bradford has been awarded £477,000 to help fight the war on drugs in the district. The Home Office cash will fund a police crackdown on local dealers and drug-related crime over a three-year period. And police and Council leaders want people to pass on
Sharon Feeny, pictured, hopes her walk along the Great Wall of China will act as an inspiration to others. And she particularly wants it to encourage people in the Bradford district to take up the challenge of the Telegraph & Argus £1 million Bradford
A Skipton teenager and the daughter of a Bradford policeman have been shortlisted for a bravery award. Alice Maddocks and Georgina Taylor have both been put forward for a Yorkshire Young Achievers 2001 award. They will be meeting stars including model
A victim of a road-rage attack today told of his terror and appealed for witnesses to help police trace his attackers. The 23-year-old, who would not be named for fear of reprisal, said he was suffering flashbacks following the incident in Manchester
A 22-year-old man has been jailed for eight years after police seized more than £100,000 of drugs from a house in Bradford. Ajaz Saddiq's fingerprints were on some of the heroin recovered from the property in the Lidget Green area of the city 12 months
A teenage driver had both his arms slashed and his high-powered car stolen in an attack outside a Bradford snooker club. Detectives were due to interview the 19-year-old victim today after he underwent surgery on his injuries which they described as serious
The district's crisis-hit railways now face the threat of strike action after protracted pay talks between station staff and Arriva Trains Northern broke down for a second time. Union leaders today said they were poised to ballot members after Arriva
An aid worker who witnessed first hand the Afghanistan famine claims a handful of young Muslim men from Bradford have joined forces with the Taliban. Zulfiqar Ali said there was a growing feeling among younger members of the community of the need to help
A security guard left with a bullet lodged in his spine after being gunned down in a robbery has lost his battle for damages. But Geoffrey Henser-Leather, pictured, who hoped for compensation after he was shot during a cash snatch attempt six years ago
Keighley 25 Skipton 11 A rejuvenated Keighley side effectively saw off Skipton's sprinted challenge with a dominant first half display of superb flowing rugby. Three well taken tries, all from Keighley's exciting back division, paved the way for a 22
Silsden Athletic -- Back (from left): Gary Reece, Richard Snowden, Kevin Whitaker, Damien Creed, Chris Fowler, Tom Driver, Gareth Nash, Neil Pepper, Rick Johnstone, Dominique Creed, David Mottram, Matthew Sharp, Damon Reece
KEITH SPENCE scored a hat-trick as Shoulder of Mutton played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Silsden Athletic. Shoulder were 2-1 up at the break with Athletic soon getting back on level terms after the restart. In a fast and furious second half the game
OXENHOPE'S cup hopes were dashed last weekend as Bulldogs found their form to defeaqt the league leaders in the top tie of the day. The Skipton side produced the few quality moments on a soggy pitch at Sandylands to win 4-1. Chris Simpson opened for Dogs
LUKE Howson, a member of Keighley Boxing Club, marked his boxing debut with a splendid points vic-tory over Sheffield's Ahmed Saleh at a promotion at the Bankfield Hotel, Shipley last week. Howson, progressed to his ring debut via the Amateur Boxing Association's
PILKY'S A team pool star Paul Burrow has re-written the local sporting history books -- by winning all six local trophies in the same season. In the past month he has won the Men's Doubles event with team mate Dave Ibbs, took the Mixed doubles with his
SCHOOLFRIENDS Amy Fisher and Ella Hamer are teaming up to raise money for charity this weekend. The 13-year-old pupils at Parkside School, Cullingworth are taking part in the Leeds Swim Marathon to raise money for Candlelighters, the Leeds based chairty
BARROWFORD AFC are in the spotlight for the second time in a month after another referee was assaulted in a Craven League Division Two game at Bullholme Playing Fields last Saturday, (writes Tony Simpson). Referee Peter Owen from Barnoldswick was allegedly
WHARFEDALE have reacted firmly to an incident in their recent National Two game at Orrell which resulted in centre David Whitfield being the victim of a late and dangerous high tackle, (writes Tony Simpson). Perpetrator of the offence was Orrell fly-half
SIR - I am delighted for Bradford that Debenhams is considering opening another store here and that the shiny new Arndale Centre is open. However, Bradford has such a dreadful reputation that it will need something special to attract the shoppers back
Bradford Park Avenue are forced to go into tomorrow's FA Umbro Trophy first round clash at Kendal Town still without club captain Mark Hancock and will also have Dean Calcutt missing as both serve suspensions. The influential pair will be sorely missed
Cleckheaton aren't bothered what team the Bees field for their Intermediate Cup third round tie at Wagon Lane tomorrow. Mick Collins, first-team manager of the unbeaten North Two East leaders, who reached the semi-finals last season, said: "We don't care
Leeds United boss David O'Leary was hoping for the luck of the draw when they were pulled out of the UEFA Cup third-round hat later today given the fears surrounding his squad. O'Leary is guaranteed to be without Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell for the first
Dean Richards fears he may have missed the boat with England - because he is too old. The Tottenham centre half is being tipped as a potential international and can bolster his claims with another strong display against Leeds at Elland Road on Sunday
Gunnar Halle targeted City's first league clean sheet since August tonight, but admitted: "If we win 4-3 every week then nobody's complaining." The Bantams have let in 28 goals from their last eight outings - an average of one every 26 minutes -- and
The extent to which planning decisions affect the lives of ordinary people is often overlooked when developers' demands are being considered. So it is good to hear of cases like that of the rendering plant at Thornton where residents opposing plans to
In 1834, Westgate Baptist Church was first lighted with gas. In 1920, the first regular radio broadcasts began in Pittsburgh, USA. In 1936, the first high definition television service was inaugurated by the BBC. From the Telegraph & Argus of November
Saltaire-based digital giant Pace has landed a deal to supply 90,000 set-top boxes to Latin America. The contract with Novavision will see the Bradford firm delivering the digital satellite 'Worldboxes' to the region over the next 12 months. A joint venture
Multiple sclerosis sufferers are hoping to be prescribed a controversial drug which could slow down the progress of their disease. Andrew Samuels believes beta interferon could help him postpone the day he has to use a wheelchair. And Paul Anderson, of
A Keighley youngster being honoured for his courage could help find the key to a rare disease. Joshua Leighton (pictured) is one of only 170 people in the world to suffer from Gorham's disease, otherwise known as Vanishing Bones Syndrome. Holy Family
Harry Potter mania came to Keighley this week as hundreds of people snapped up advance tickets for the blockbuster movie. The town's Picture House sold 200 tickets over the weekend and within days expects to sell the 700 that remain. The North Street
A Keighley councillor is calling on police to adopt a zero tolerance policy to combat anti-social behaviour by gangs of youths. Keighley West Labour councillor Barry Thorne wants the police to take a tough line with those who cause mayhem for residents
Men Behaving Badly actor Martin Clunes was at Oakworth Station on Monday for the filming of a one-off, spine-tingling programme for ITV. The chilling drama -- A for Acid -- is about the notorious serial killer John George Haigh, who murdered six people
Far From The Madding Crowd Bingley Little Theatre is to be commended for its wide-ranging choice of plays. But I'm not sure that Matthew White's adaptation of the Thomas Hardy Novel, Far From the Madding Crowd, was a wise one. I found Monday's first night
Christmas as we all know is a time of joy when families and friends gather to stuff themselves silly, celebrate with the odd sweet sherry and wear that very special jumper. In Alan Ayckbourn's dark comedy classic Absurd Person Singular, however, the celebrations
SIR - Through your paper, could I ask if anyone can give me some more information about Keighley Town, Keighley's own football team? My dad, Matthew (Matt) Potts played for them in the thirties. He was born in Barnsley, and came to Keighley around 1934
The governors of a Liversedge school have invited Spen & Batley MP Mike Wood to share their celebrations of the progress the school has made in the last two years. Two years ago, High Bank First School & Early Years Unit in Eighth Avenue in Windybank
Residents protesting against a controversial rendering plant were celebrating today after its bid to expand operations was blocked. Shipley Area Planning Panel refused to grant planning permission to double the number of lorry journeys to and from Erlings
THIS motley stageful of characters were all boys and youths, irrespective of how they are dressed. They were the cast of a play put on by the Keighley Trade and Grammar School, and judging by their costumes it was most probably 'William Tell' in March
A suspected burglar was today being hunted by police after escaping from his hospital bed and running off. The 22-year-old Asian man, who had apparently taken a beating from neighbours after allegedly being caught breaking into a house, made off from
Football fans in Bradford hoping for a tipple while watching next summer's World Cup are set to be disappointed. Today the district's landlords said they are unlikely to throw open their doors as early as 6am to cover England's matches during the tournament
Almost 100 vehicles were examined in a swoop on a car sales garage yesterday. Highline Performance Cars (formerly known as Brownhill Garage) in Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, was raided shortly before 11am by police, West Yorkshire Trading Standards and Vehicle
Father Christmas's traditional mode of transport into Bradford this Christmas has been grounded due to the foot and mouth outbreak. The man from the ministry has told Rudolph, Comet and the rest of their reindeer pals that they cannot pull Santa's sleigh
Keith Lee was again in great form for Nelson Nomads in the Keighley & District Table Tennis League First Division. Playing away at Lothersdale 'B' no one could touch the Lancastrian with the local-sounding name as he grabbed three comprehensive victories
Town Under-16s just had the edge in a thrilling victory over Newcastle Knights -- fighting their way back from 21-12 down in the dying minutes. Town's attacking flair was always to the fore, but silly mistakes allowed Knights to build a healthy lead.
Keighley Albion 14 Castleford Panthers 18 Albion's visitors were fellow strugglers Castleford Panthers, with Albion still looking for that 1st elusive victory. Albion had the better of the early exchanges, and an Andy Bowness break from midfield put Albion
Long Lee Under-10s C earned a 12-0 victory over Oakworth C with a good team performance. Daniel Clegg scored a hat-trick and Sean Quinlan also scored three and dominated midfield. Daniel Willoughby and Daniel Graham also got a goal each. Shaun Redman
In an end-to-end game where both keepers excelled, undefeated league leaders Silsden found the going tough at Regent Victoria despite having a 3-2 half-time lead. Regent had Steve Forrest and Robert Bedford dismissed for second bookable offences with
SHAMROCKS kept their feet on the ground after beating Phoenix in the Keighley FA Cup -- and followed up with a crucial league victory over Altofts. They secured a 4-3 away victory which moved them to within one point of Division One leaders Steeton with
A lifelong fan of Keighley Cougars is helping the Royal Navy play rugby league. Chief Petty Officer Keith Humpleby, 43, based in the naval careers office at Portsmouth, has the job of promoting rugby league in the Senior Service and uses his contacts
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Samantha High has become a junior karate black belt. Samantha, from Cross Hills, is a pupil at South Craven School. She is a member of the Shukokai Karate Club at Keighley Leisure Centre.
HALF-BACK Matty Firth is the latest signing for Steve Deakin's growing Cougar Squad. With a team based on youth due to set the Northern Ford Premiership alight when the season starts on December 2, he has clinched the 19-year-old's signature ahead of
SKIPTON are keeping their fingers crossed that lightning does not strike twice in the same place when they entertain Warrington side Eagle in Round Three of the RFU Junior Cup tomorrow (2.15). Last season the Sandylands men were confident of toppling
It is a part of our way of life that youngsters go through the process of 'bonding', including congregating in places like bus shelters. So there's little new about teenagers hanging around in groups and upsetting nearby residents with general noise and
